Name/Title
Old Government Whisky flask and book-shaped box, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1995.148.236Description
ACC. NO. 95.148.236
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930'S
OBJECT: FLASK AND BOX
DESCRIPTION:
FLAT-SIDED, DOUBLE-SEAM, PALE AQUA-COLORED GLASS FLASK, WITH METAL SCREW TOP. ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHIC PAPER LABEL STATES, "THE OLD GOVERNMENT WHISKY." THIS, IN TURN, IS HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD RECEPTACLE, WITH A PAPER LABEL IN BLACK-, BLUE-, AND RED-COLORED TYPE. BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION STATES, "THE PERFECTION OF WHISKY." THE BOX IS CAMOUFLAGED AS A HARD-BOUND BOOK, COVER OF WHICH IS IN A DARK GREEN-COLORED BUCKRAM. CAPTION ON SPINE IN GOLD-COLORED INCISED LETTERING STATES, "QUOTATIONS FROM SHAKESPEARE. CHOICE SELECTION."
SIZE: L 4-1/2" X W 4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
NOVELTY FLASK HOUSED IN A BOOK-TYPE COVER THAT BELONGED TO THE DYER'S, LONG-TIME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, CA.
DONOR:
DOROTHY R DYER
DATE: JUNE 17, 1995
